TROUBLE IN RUSSIA

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1799, 4 July 1906, Page 2

TROUBLE IN RUSSIA

GENERAL REVOLUTION FEARED

By telegraph, Pies* Asa's, Co»yci|iht St. Petersburg, July 2. Prinoes Trubotzkoi and Obleoaki, cud five otbor Princes of the Preobrajensky regiment have forfeited their posi'ions as the Czar’s aides. They become offioers of an infantry regiment. Nothing haß happened in Rusiiia hitherto wbioh has so profoundly gtidvod and improesod tho Czar as tho Preobrajensky mutiny. Baron Btackebory, a subaltern of « sapper rogiment, has been dismissed for declaring be would not obey if ordered to disperse the Douma. An infantry regimont which was eeot agtinst the mutinous Cossaoke in Orenburg agreed with the latter not to nso arms. Many aristoorats at Odessa are fleeing to Pariß and Geneva, dreading an imme* dfato general revolution in Southern Russia. The Black Sea squadron has arrived to protect the town. Amsterdam, July 2. Owing to tho attitude of members of tho Right in the Dutch Chamber inaistlng on Russian guarantees against a repetition of tho massacres, tho Dutch Government have withdrawn a request for a credit of £6830 for the expenses of the next poses oonferenee.

RIOTOUS PROCEEDINGS IN

DOUMA.

"EXECUTIONERS, BRIGANDS, AND ASBABSINB.”

By telegraph, Press Aes’n, Copyright

Received 9.13 p.m., July 3. St. Petersburg, July 3. There was a stormy debate in the Douma on the question of the abolition of capital punishment. Government insisted that in view of the spread of anarchy snd assassination it was impossible to abolish the death penalty. After noisy interruption and shouts of " resign 1" all members of the Left, rose, yelliDg, "We don’t want to listen to executioners, brigands, and assassins. The Ministry must resign !”• Deputies with clenched fists rushed towards the Tribune, compelling General Pavaloff, who was speaking, to leive the chamber. The sitting was suspended.

WARNING THAT BLOOD WOULD

FLOW. _j By telegraph, Pres* Ajsb’e, Coyyfitf.*ht

. Received 10.45 p.m , Ju'y 3. Bt. Petersburg, J aly 3. At a later stage Count Heyden end Prines Volkonsky, members of the Bight, warned the Douma that if it persisted in its present attitude blood would flow. Ultimately the Douma unanimously adopted the Bill abolishing ospital punishment. • The deputies displayed intense indignation agamst General Pavaloff, because he is responsible for many executions.